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Impossible Card and String Art Gone Viral!!!!

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Wow!! This card technique has gone viral along with the string art technique!

Well you know what they say about curiosity and the cat? I think today I am a cat.

I tried out the Impossible Card, not as impossible as I thought. The first time I saw it was on Maymay Made it and she redirected it to Trimcraft and Mixed Up Crafts

Here is my version of this card using up some of our retiring items:

I decided that with Father’s Day coming up that I could use up some of my True Gentleman Suite items. Once I had the template down, it went together fairly quickly, the trickiest part is cutting the “L” shaped DSP and deciding on the greeting! I hope you will give it a try. Leave me a comment below if you would like me to feature this technique in one of my future video.

String Art Technique

As an early childhood educator, we were taught that it is the process not the product. I have introduced string art to my young students for a number of years ( if I tell you how many years, you might guess how old I am. LOL).

I saw this technique first introduced to me on Facebook  in one of those suggested posts. Imagine that! Facebook suggesting something crafty in my feed. Well I watched the video and was instantly taken, we have been playing with string for years! I never thought to use it in my card making. So, off I trotted down to my craft studio, to see what I could do to recreate this technique. Here is the end result:

This card was created using Brusho. Yellow, Gamboge and Brilliant Red. I used Flirty Flamingo to mat the flowers and the greeting is from the Eastern Beauty stamp set.

This card was created using Classic Stampin’ Ink. So Saffron, Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral. I used Calypso Coral to mat the flowers and the greeting is from the Eastern Beauty stamp set.

 

Be sure to leave me a comment to share which technique is your favourite!

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

Bokeh Technique with a Twist

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I went a little crazy creating these backgrounds. The plus side is now I have lots of birthday cards!!!

Bokeh: ( pronunced BOH- kay or BOH-ke as defined by Merrim-Webster Dictionary ” the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a photograph taken with a narrow depth of field”. The origin of the word is Japanese. boke; meaning blur or haziness.

I created this video to share the technique and my twist on the idea. Enjoy

Supplies you will need to complete the project shown in the video:

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp set (Photopolymer #143662

Happy Birthday Thinlits #143700

Pool Party card stock #122924

Dapper Denim card stock #141414

Whisper White card stock #100730

Island Indigo Classic Stampin Pad #126986

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin Pad #141394

Pool Party Classic Stampin Pad #126982

Craft Stampin’ Ink- White #145406

Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin Pad #126946

Stamping sponges #141337

tutti-fruitti adhesive backed sequins #145609

I hope you get a chance to try out this technique, it’s addictive.

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

Paper Pumpkin February 2018 Wildflower Wishes Alternate Project Share

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I had a lot of fun with this month’s Paper Pumpkin box. I loved the pop out letters- and the fact that they were stickers. Did you go ga-ga! over the patterned paper? I did, I am hoping they come out with some fun botanical DSP in the new catty:)

In this video I am featuring February’s kit, and the alternate cards I created using the kit and a few additional supplies. I have them listed below with links to my online shop. Thanks so much for popping by and I hope that you are inspired to create a few or all of these quick and easy cards.

Garden Green cardstock #102584

Berry Burst cardstock #144243

Basic Black cardstock #121045

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad #126976

Stamping Sponges #141337

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

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Last Chance

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Last Chance Retired Product List

 

It’s that time of year again!!!

Stampin’ Up has just released their retiring lists. Quantities are limited, so don’t be disappointed, order early!

I counted 14 colours that are retiring FOREVER:(

But that means some of our previous faves will return and we will get some new on-trend colours. Stay tuned for more info!

As a demonstrator we are limited to what we can share but I will say, I have had a sneak peek and I am already picking some new faves.

If you are shopping with me, be sure to use APRIL’S HOSTESS CODE: WJU29WUG

 

Check out my https://tinyurl.com/lastchanceshopwithrox online shop for all the details.

 

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

 

 

Stampin’ Blends You’re Inspiring Daffodils

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Thanks so much for stopping by. Today’s post is all about March’s flower, the daffodil. I bought this stamp set early in the year, and decided I needed a little spring in my life, and created this card for a swap. I found the idea while surfing the internet, and am unable to give credit to the designer. 🙁

I wanted to share the idea with my stamp club and create a video showcasing Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. I found the colouring very relaxing. There has been a ton of studies done on the benefits of colouring. To create this card, watch my video. Below the video are links to my online shop to purchase all the supplies.

When making an online order, be sure to check out my rewards program and host code for the month. Happy Crafting!

Colour and Create a Daffodil Card

Supplies:

You’re Inspiring Stamp Set (w-145805 c-145808)

Memento Ink- Tuxedo Black #132708

Versamark Ink Pad #102283

Embossin’ Powder- white #109132

Daffodil Delight card stock #119683

Basic Black card stock #121045

Whisper White card stock #100730

Old Olive card stock #100702

Color Theory Designer Series Paper stack #144193

Classic Label Punch #141491

3/8″ Mini Chevron Ribbon – Old Olive #144196

Rhinestones Basic Jewels  #144220

April’s Host Code: WJU29WUG

2018 Occasions Swaps

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A perk of being a demonstrator, is that we do card swaps when a new catalog releases.

A few of the reasons I like swaps are:

  1. It allows me to get ideas from stamp sets I may not have purchases (…yet)
  2. It allows me to share these ideas with my customers
  3. I am able to take these ideas and CASE them for future class/workshops
  4. It increases my supply of beautiful handmade cards
  5. I love to send cards to my customers to say thank you for their orders, if I have a card created with one of the sets they order, I will include it for inspiration
  6. It inspires me to either re-create the card, share the card, or take the colour combinations from a card and use it in another way and lastly ideas for card layouts.Take  5Take 5 minutes to view the video and be sure to share your favourite cards with me! Thanks for watching and may it inspire you to create your own handmade greeting cards!

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

Sundays in the Sewing Room – Orphan 10″ Squares

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Today I created these fabric bins.  I used 2- 10″ fabric squares and 1- 10″ fusible fleece.

Sew RST with batting on the back, leaving a 4″ opening. Turn RSO. Top stitch around.

Fold in half, on folded edge and on the side mark 2″, draw a diagonal line, sew on the diagonal line. Repeat on other side.

Open and refold opposite way and repeat above step.

Turn RSO and press down the edges to create the flaps.

This is a quick and easy project and a great way to use up orphan 10″ squares.

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

Warhol meets Stampin Up

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Inspired by this style of Andy Warhol’s art….

 

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I saw this card idea on Pinterest, by Carol Read and CASE’d it right away…

Stamp set used: Epic Celebrations from the Sale-a-bration 2018 flyer.

Stampin Blends: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Pool Party.

I created the background using Pool Party ink pad and a clear block. The bling is the black rhinestones from the previous Holiday Catalog.

Check out this link for more Converse inspiration!

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

 

Sundays in the Sewing Room- Charity Quilt #2

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What a feeling it is to create! I love that I can sew and donate my handcrafts to a wonderful cause.

This is my latest creation: A charity quilt for a guild that I belong to. I was attracted to the colours in the border and the focal fabric. As I was creating the pinwheel block, I couldn’t help but think of Sweden and IKEA.

Here is close-up:

I will now need to start the quilting process. I am trying to decide if do squiggles or stitch in the ditch. What are your thoughts?

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

Sundays in the Sewing Room- Christmas Countdown

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I believe this one got missed being posted for October.

Christmas Countdown
12 weeks of Christmas

Countdown to Christmas with me. For the next 12 Sundays til Christmas, I will feature a sewing project that is either Christmas related or a gift idea. I would love to hear what sewing projects you are working on.

I created this quilt using 48 charm squares as part of my quilt guild’s President’s Challenge.

The challenge was to bring in 48 charm squares ( all the same) in exchange for 48 different charm squares the following month. We were challenged to create something with them.  In an earlier post I shared what I made with my Halloween charms.  Now if you know me, you know that I LOVE matchy-matchy, symmetry, geometric shapes…so a scrappy quilt is definitely a challenge for me.

I had a small postcard pattern for a chevron quilt on my wish list of things to try. What a great way to check two things off my list! I added the olive green background fabric, borders, backing and binding. It’s a small lap quilt size and would likely fit a toddler bed. It was pieced and quilted by machine.  I like that it was a smaller quilt project that I could manage on my machine. I followed the chevrons for the quilting. Gift #1 is done!

Creatively Yours,

Roxane

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Brusho Blunders

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Well here I am on Monday, attemping to record a video for my weekly post and what happens? It takes me the entire day to get it all together. Wow! I think to myself, do I really want to post this? Then I realize, that I am not the only one who is playing with this new product and not yielding the “As Seen On TV” results I was hoping for.

So here is a short video on my crafty adventure with brusho and  the cards that made the directors cut! Enjoy!

To order the products in this video, go to my ONLINE SHOP.

Sundays in the Sewing Room – Modern Quilt Guild

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Well this year I am embarking on a new sewing challenge for myself: Modern Quilting

I went to our local Modern Quilt Guild, just in time to participate in the Christmas Gift Exchange. We were to create an 18″ x 18″ mini wall quilt. I toyed with the idea of a Christmas themed one, but thought that it would be used for a few months of the year. I was hopeful that the owner would love it so much that she would display it all year round!

I searched the internet for days, trying to find a design idea I liked or could jump off from to create my own…well the search was long, which meant my sewing time was short! Alas, I discovered this pattern on Craftsy. There is a short video tutorial to go along with it. The downloadable pattern has instructions for multiple sizes. The picture of  the full size quilt looks amazing. I took the cushion pattern and adapted it to fit within the measurement constraints.

Here is the final product:

Here is a close up of the quilting. I did straight line quilting about 1/4″ apart. I am pleased with the finished piece…It was hard to give it away!

I did corner hangers and a corner label that doubled as a pocket so I could include a coordinating card:

Image may contain: 4 people, stripesThe photo above was taken at the guild. Interesting how we interpret which end is the top!

Leave me a comment to let me know which way you prefer the design??Orange triangle at the top or bottom?

Sundays in the Sewing Room…final countdown

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Well, it’s here!! Christmas is just around the corner. I have a quick and easy project that you can put together in under an hour. Not including a trip to the dollar store to collect your supplies. If you are like me, there are too many distractions.

This year we are going for the Canadian Cottage Christmas theme. Red, white, black and plaid!!! This was a quick project I put together for an added touch to the kitchen.

Materials List:

one hot pad

one dishtowel

matching thread and button

marking pen

sewing machine and basic sewing supplies ( scissors, sewing needle, etc)

HOW TO:

  1. Find the middle of the dishtowel and sew across using a gathering stitch. I turn the tension to 0 and the longest straight stitch. Make sure to leave tails at either end
  2. Mark the middle of the hot pad with a removable marking pen, I use the Frixon pen as it dissappears.
  3. Gather the towel so that it is as wide as the hot pad, then sew the towel to the hot pad on the marked line.
     
  4. The gathering threads can be removed if you like.
  5. Fold in half and position button. Sew button on
  6. Done, attach to stove or dishwasher handle for a quick and easy decoration
  7. Also great for drying hands!Leave me a comment if you have tried this!
    Happy Crafting,

    Roxane

    Wishing everyone a safe and Merry Christmas!

Christmas Card Clinic 2017

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I love the simplicity of this card. I designed this one with a modern non-traditional twist. I thought the flower from the Eastern Medallion set was much like a poinsettia. You could easily swap out the greeting for birthday or a thank you…stay tuned for a future video.

This video features the 12 cards I showcased at this year’s Christmas Card Clinic. This is a class that I offer mid November. I feature 8-12 card designs that customers choose to make at the clinic. I do the prep, you do the stamping and assembling. It’s a fun afternoon of laughter, cheery music and there is always something on the bake table.

 

Some of these stamp sets, tools and accessories will retire on January 2. Go to my ONLINE SHOP to see what is on sale. Set up an online account today and earn rewards, all in the comfort of your home.

Stamps Sets

#1 Deck the Halls : Carols of Christmas

#2 Berry Merry Christmas: Eastern Beauty, Eastern Medallions Thinlits

#3 Pinecone Pizazz: Peace This Christmas

#4 Golden Snowflakes: Flurry of Wishes

#5 A Cup of Cheer: Merry Cafe, Coffee Cafe, Coffee Cup Framelits

#6 Quilted Christmas: Christmas Quilt, Quilt Builder Framelits

#7 Stockings for Christmas: Hang Your Stockings

#8 Fresh Fig Snowflakes: Colorful Season, Seasonal Layers Thinlits

#9 Reindeer Wishes: Merry Mistletoe

#10 Peace on Earth: Sheet Music, Carols of Christmas

#11 Metallic Ornaments: Carols of Christmas, Foil Snowflakes 

#12 Blue Christmas: Card Front Builder Framelits, Flurry of Wishes

Leave a comment to let me know which card is your favourite AND if you would like me to feature one in an upcoming video.
Creatively Yours,
Roxane